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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the real name of the notorious English pirate described in Chapter 48?
(a) Lyman Enders Knowles.
(b) George Minor Moakely.
(c) Edward Teach.
(d) Sherman Krebbs.

2. What does Dr. Breed say that "pure research men" work on in Chapter 21?
(a) "What they are told to research."
(b) "What they are paid to research."
(c) "What fascinates them."
(d) "Facts that will help humanity."

3. What does Dr. Breed accuse John of being a member of in Chapter 21?
(a) The communist party.
(b) The yellow press.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The CIA.

4. What is the population of San Lorenzo, according to the newspaper supplement in Chapter 38?
(a) 1,000,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 450,000.
(d) 750,000.

5. Where was the Hoenikker family living at the time that the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima?
(a) Ilium, New York.
(b) Ithaca, New York.
(c) New Brunswick, New Jersey.
(d) Princeton, New Jersey.

6. Where does John stay when in Ilium in Chapter 10?
(a) The Casa Mona hotel.
(b) The Four Seasons hotel.
(c) The Del Prado Hotel.
(d) The Ritz Carlton hotel.

7. What is the title of Chapter 9?
(a) "End of the World Delight."
(b) "A Tentative Tangling of Tendrils."
(c) "Vice-president in Charge of Volcanoes."
(d) "Protein."

8. What is defined by Bokonon as "a person who steers people away from a line of speculation by reducing that line . . . to an absurdity"?
(a) "Wampeter."
(b) "Vin-dit."
(c) "Wrang-wrang."
(d) "Kan-kan."

9. Where was Dr. Felix Hoenikker when he died?
(a) Cape Cod.
(b) New York.
(c) Atlantic City.
(d) Princeton.

10. What color is the chip of Ice-nine that Dr. Felix Hoenikker created?
(a) Blue-green.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue-white.
(d) Completely clear.

11. What was the name of Dr. Breed's wife?
(a) Marie.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Angela.
(d) Emily.

12. What is the married name of Newt's sister, as revealed in his letter in Chapter 5?
(a) Mrs. Harrison C. Conners.
(b) Mrs. J. Smith Beacon.
(c) Mrs. Quincy Rudolph.
(d) Mrs. Newton B. Anderson.

13. How many children did Dr. Felix Hoenikker have?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

14. How is a "wampeter" defined in Chapter 24?
(a) "A wampeter is the truth of humanity."
(b) "A wampeter is the onset of a kan-kan."
(c) "A wampeter is the rim of a karass."
(d) "A wampeter is the pivot of a karass."

15. What position does John discover Frank Hoenikker holds in San Lorenzo in Chapter 37?
(a) Ambassador to the United States.
(b) Minister of Science and Progresss.
(c) Minister of Foreign Relations.
(d) Minister of War.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings does Bokonon have?

2. What is Mrs. Crosby's first name?

3. What is the name of the tombstone establishment where John goes with the cab driver in Chapter 31?

4. What is the term used for a Bokononist poem?

5. What is the title of Chapter 21?

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